Trucker Talk Radio

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Russ Felker, CTO at MegaCorp Logistics and a 30-year veteran of freight technology, joins Jon and Justin to break down where the trucking industry actually stands with AI, automation, and the technology gaps that have gone unaddressed for decades. Russ traces his path from financial services and hair color manufacturing into logistics...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Julie Van de Kamp, Chief Marketing and Operations Officer at Sonar, joins Jon and Justin to break down what freight intelligence actually looks like in practice, and why the data behind $125 billion in freight is changing how every level of the industry makes decisions. Julie shares how she got into trucking almost by accident, grew u...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Nick Isabella, Founder and CEO of Trusted Cartage Solutions, joins Justin and co-host Shamaira to share how he built a profitable, regional asset-based carrier in the Southeast from the ground up, starting with no CDL, one straight truck, and a hustle mentality forged through years of corporate work, professional basketball coaching,...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Shamaira Gonzalez, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Ready App, joins Jon and Justin to tackle one of the most overlooked issues in trucking: driver health. Shamaira grew up between Milwaukee and Puerto Rico with a bodybuilder father and a truck driver stepfather. Those two worlds shaped everything. After losing her father in 2015...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Sean Klimson, owner of Klimson Logistics Solutions, joins Jon and Justin to break down what it actually means to be a freight partner, not just a freight provider. Sean started with zero logistics background, landed in the industry by shagging fly balls at a softball tournament, and spent over a decade sharpening his skills before lau...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Richard Metzler—transportation executive and private equity operator—joins the show to break down what actually makes a trucking company valuable in today’s market. With decades of experience across FedEx, DHL, XPO Logistics, and multiple private equity-backed ventures, Richard shares a rare inside look at how investors evaluate truck...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Shannon Everett—co-founder of American Truckers United and longtime trucking executive—joins the show to discuss one of the most urgent issues facing the industry today: accountability. With over 25 years of experience across trucking and logistics, Shannon has seen the industry from every angle—from driver to executive leadership. No...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Jonathan Starks—CEO of FTR Transportation Intelligence—joins the show to break down the forces shaping the trucking industry and what’s coming next. If you run a trucking company, manage brokerage capacity, or make decisions based on freight demand, this conversation offers a high-level look at the data driving the market. Jonathan ex...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Steve Vest, Founder and CEO of Nationwide Equipment Transportation, joins the show to break down the realities of freight brokerage, carrier relationships, and the evolving trucking industry. Steve grew up in a trucking family, built his career from the ground up, and launched his brokerage in 2005—specializing in high-value, speciali...

In this episode of Trucker Talk Radio, Pam breaks down what most new trucking companies get wrong—from compliance and insurance to growth strategy and driver management. She shares how the boom of 2020–2021 brought a wave of new owner-operators into the space, many of whom weren’t prepared for the operational realities of running a business. The conversation dives deep into DOT audits, fraud in th...

In this episode of Drivers First on Trucker Talk Radio, BearTheVoice3—also known as Barry Mathews—joins Jon Vogt and Justin Holden for a raw and unfiltered conversation about life on the road, health, work ethic, and what trucking has become today. A retired driver with 37 years behind the wheel, Bear built a massive following on TikTok by simply telling it like it is. From cooking meals in his tr...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Jon Vogt and Justin Holden sit down with Ryan Joyce, CEO of GenLogs, to discuss how real-world truck intelligence data is transforming freight visibility, fraud prevention, and carrier verification across the trucking industry. Ryan brings a unique background to logistics technology. Before founding GenLogs, he spent nearly two decade...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse on Trucker Talk Radio, Paul Tonsager joins Jon Vogt and Justin Holden to discuss how real-world truck movement data is transforming freight visibility, insurance risk assessment, and fraud prevention across the trucking industry. Paul is a longtime transportation leader with decades of experience in rail, intermodal logistics, and global supply chains. A th...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse, we sit down with Daniel Iordan, Founder and CEO of Moovers Chicago, to discuss what it really takes to build a service-based logistics company in one of the most competitive moving markets in America. Daniel shares his journey from immigrating to the United States from Romania at 20 years old — without speaking English — to becoming a Chicago police office...

In this special episode of Behind the Wheelhouse, we step outside the trucking industry and into the world of private aviation. Jack Lambert, CEO of FlyHouse, joins Jon Vogt and Justin Holden to break down how technology, transparency, and culture are reshaping the private jet space — and why aviation and trucking have more in common than you think. Jack explains how FlyHouse eliminates broker fri...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse, we sit down with TJ Graff, CEO of Star Behaviors and a 22-year industry veteran, to break down one of the biggest structural failures in trucking: driver turnover. TJ drove for 22 years — including convoy missions in Iraq and Afghanistan — before transitioning into recruiting and behavioral assessment. His conclusion? Trucking doesn’t have a driver shortag...

Truck parking is one of the most overlooked—and most damaging—problems in the trucking industry. In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse , we’re joined by Reed Loustalot, Chief Marketing Officer at Truck Parking Club, to break down why the nationwide truck parking shortage is more than an inconvenience—it’s a systemic issue impacting driver safety, productivity, retention, and fleet efficiency. R...

Truck driving is one of the most essential jobs in the trucking industry—yet the voices of experienced truck drivers are often the least heard. In the premiere episode of Drivers First, a new series from Trucker Talk Radio, we sit down with Dewayne Rush, a veteran truck driver with more than three decades of experience behind the wheel. Dewayne has spent years as both a company driver and an owner...

In this episode of Drivers First, we sit down with truck driver Ron Strenger for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had on the show. Ron shares his real journey into trucking—from leaving entrepreneurship behind, entering the industry through grant-funded CDL training, and navigating the hard realities of dispatch relationships, job hopping, and long stretches without work. This episode is...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse, Jon and Justin sit down with Mark Zimmerman, a multi-generation trucking executive with decades of hands-on experience running a family-owned carrier. Drawing from his background and leadership at Zimmerman Truck Lines, Mark offers a candid, operator-driven perspective on some of the most misunderstood issues in trucking today. Mark challenges the widely r...

Danny Pulver, an LTL Dispatcher at Northern Logistics Worldwide, joins Behind the Wheelhouse to break down what dispatch really looks like behind the scenes — and why strong relationships between dispatchers, drivers, and customers are the backbone of successful operations. With eight years at Northern Logistics, Danny walks through a typical day managing 40–60 LTL orders, coordinating drivers acr...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse, the Trucker Talk Radio team sits down with Harry Heinsen, a third-generation logistics leader operating out of the Dominican Republic, whose family has been in transportation and freight forwarding for over 110 years. Harry shares what it’s like growing up in a multigenerational logistics business and how starting at the bottom shaped his approach to leade...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse, hosts Jon and Justin sit down with Alex Snook, CEO and Co-Founder of On|Sight, to unpack how cargo theft really happens and why traditional digital vetting tools are no longer enough to stop it. After losing a full truckload of solar panels to a sophisticated fraud scheme, Snook set out to build a solution that tackles the problem at its source. On|Sight i...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse, we sit down with Derek Birgin and Matt Griswold, co-owners of Destination Transport, for a deep dive into what truly drives success in today’s freight market. From humble beginnings as a four-person startup to becoming a trusted, nationwide brokerage, Derek and Matt break down why human relationships—not automation—remain the backbone of great service in l...

In this episode of Behind the Wheelhouse, Jon and Justin sit down with Stephen Greer, CEO of VTI Specialized, for one of the most forward-looking conversations we’ve had on the show. Stephen breaks down the future of VTI, the rising impact of autonomous trucks, the real math behind driver shortages, and why the cost of running a trucking company has jumped 34% in just a few years (with rates stayi...